Anybody see a conflict of interest here?: Al Gore, senior advisor to Google, unsuccessfully tries to sell his crappy company to Google for up to half a billion dollars

Report: Al Gore sought Current TV sale to Google

Perhaps the most surprising revelation to come out of my feature story on the state of Al Gore's Current TV was the fact that the former vice president negotiated with the almighty Google to sell the cable channel. As recounted in the story, these were negotiations that went beyond just the preliminary stage, pegged Current's value in the $400-500 million range, and ultimately, it didn't happen despite Gore being chummy with Sergey Brin and Larry Page through his senior advisor status to them.